Chief Sam Swimmer in ceremonial regalia
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| Database ID | 28363 | |
| Institution | Saskatoon Public Library Local History Room | |
| Fonds/Collection | General Photographs Collection | |
| File/Item Reference | LH-3600-4 | |
| Date of creation | [ca. 1950] | |
| Physical description/extent | one photograph; b&w; 7 cm x 11 cm | |
| Number of images | 1 | |
| Scope and content | A photograph of an Aboriginal man in ceremonial regalia (buckskin suit with applied beadwork and feather headdress trailing to ground). Identified as Chief Swimmer (Yahyahnum), Chief of Sweetgrass band approx. 1925 - 1955. He was last traditional Chief of that reserve. After him, chiefs were elected. | |
| Restrictions on access | There are no restrictions on access. | |
| Contributer | unknown | |
| Copyright holder | public domain | |
| Other terms governing use and reproduction | If used, please credit Saskatoon Public Library, Local History Room. | |
| Type | Archival | |
| Primary Media | Photographs | |
| Provenance Access Point | General Photographs Collection | |
| Place | Sweetgrass First Nation, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 | |
| Cultural region | Plains | |
| Names | Swimmer, Sam | |
| Subject | People -- Portraits Chiefs Art and Artifacts -- Clothing Art and Artifacts -- Beadwork | |
| Date Range(s) | 1940-1949 1950-1959 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/28363
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